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Defamation of character and extortion; Yelp salesperson has friends leave bad reviews!

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What it is

Louis Rossmann lays out evidence that a Yelp salesperson had friends leave negative reviews of his repair shop after he declined advertising. He frames it as extortion and defamation.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it as evidence for claims that Yelp pressures businesses over advertising, mostly in threads about Yelp's practices.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “I suggest you watch this even if you like Yelp. It was definitely eye opening.”

    post_break, 2016-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Foursquare’s CEO says Yelp is shaking down local businesses”

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Topics: yelp, fake reviews, extortion, small business, louis rossmann

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